M&A Deal Summary

Zscaler Acquires Smokescreen Technologies

On May 25, 2021, Zscaler acquired internet software and services company Smokescreen Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Zscaler’s 3rd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Zscaler’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Zscaler’s 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-25
Target Smokescreen Technologies
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Zscaler
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Smokescreen Technologies

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Smokescreen Technologies is a provider of defense and deception technology. Smokescreen's cutting-edge capabilities will be integrated into the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™, further building upon Zscaler’s ability to precisely detect the most sophisticated, highly targeted attacks, ransomware, and lateral movement attempts. Smokescreen Technologies is based in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Search 201,429 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Zscaler

San Jose, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees2,020
Revenue 1.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Zscaler enables major organizations to securely transform their networks and applications for a mobile and cloud-first world. Zscaler flagship services, Zscaler Internet Access, and Zscaler Private Access create fast, secure connections between users and applications, regardless of device, location, or network. Zscaler was founded in 2007 and is based in San Jose, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 8
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 6
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-28 Edgewise Networks

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Edgewise Networks is involved in securing application-to-application communications for public clouds and data centers. The company significantly improves the security of east-west communication by verifying the identity of application software, services, and processes to achieve a zero-trust environment which measurably reduces the attack surface and lowers the risk of application compromise and data breaches. It discovers individual applications and their legitimate communication patterns and, using AI and machine learning algorithms, automatically creates and enforces authorized communication to provide application segmentation. Edgewise Networks was formed in 2016 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-29 ShiftRight

San Jose, California, United States

ShiftRight is a stealth mode startup that empowers security leaders to make the right business decisions to establish a shared responsibility model of Security with their business line counterparts while optimizing their security spending. ShiftRight was formed in 2019 and is based in San Jose, California.

Buy -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal